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SEABEE COMBAT WARFARE COMMON CORE

NAVEDTRA 43904-C. SEABEE COMBAT WARFARE COMMON CORE. Unit 102 NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS. References: - Naval Doctrine Publication 1, Warfare - Naval Doctrine Publication 5, Planning - NAVEDRA 14234, Seabee Combat Handbook Vol 1

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  1. NAVEDTRA 43904-C • SEABEE COMBAT WARFARECOMMON CORE Unit 102 NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS

  2. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS • References: • - Naval Doctrine Publication 1, Warfare • - Naval Doctrine Publication 5, Planning • - NAVEDRA 14234, Seabee Combat Handbook Vol 1 • - NPW 4-04.1, Seabee Operations in the MAGTF • - http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rdstethe.htm • - Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition • - NAVEDTRA 38200-A, Petty Officer Indoctrination Course- NTRP 4-04.2.1 Doctrinal reference for NCF • - P 3-34 (Feb 07), Engineering Doctrine for Joint Operations

  3. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS • PQS Question 102.1: Discuss the three circumstances that led to the formation of the U.S. NavyReference: Naval Doctrine Publication 1, ch 1, pp. 5 thru 6

  4. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS • General George Washington initiated America’s first sea-based offensive against the British. Washington’s armed vessels provided significant support to colonial efforts, demonstrating the value of military operations at sea • The initial continental fleet was comprised from converted merchantmen • As Congress continued to commission ships, notable leaders such as John Paul Jones helped to develop a proud and capable Navy. • Early fleets were manned by Marines as part of their ships’ crews. • In essence, the first Marines were soldiers detailed for sea service. • Congress continued to provide for Marines as long as there was one Navy ship still at sea.

  5. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS • Post Revolutionary War • Both the Continental Navy and Marine Corps were disbanded. 1790 • A fleet of “ten boats for the collection of revenue” was authorized and became commonly known as the Revenue Marine. 1794 • Congress authorized the Department of War to construct six frigates, for the protection of American merchantmen against the Barbary corsairs. 1798 • Four years later, in response to renewed aggression by France during its war against Great Britain, Congress finally established the Department of the Navy, authorized the Marine Corps, and began the first significant buildup of naval forces as we know them today. Three maritime services of today • Navy • Marine Corps • Coast Guard

  6. NAVAL FORCES • PQS Question 102.2: Identify and explain the four qualities that represent the characteristics of the Naval ForcesReference: Naval Doctrine Publication 1, ch 1, p. 8

  7. NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS • The qualities that characterize most modern naval forces as political instruments in support of national policies are the same as those that define the essence of our naval services today. These qualities are READINESS, FLEXIBILITY, SELF-SUSTAINABILITY, and MOBILITY. • These qualities permit naval forces to be expeditionary in nature. • Naval expeditionary forces draw upon their readiness, flexibility, self-sustainability, and mobility to provide the National Command.

  8. 7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING • PQS Question 102.3: State and discuss the seven principles of planning to Naval operationsReference: Naval Doctrine Publication 5, ch 1, p. 12

  9. 7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING Relevance – Missions planned at each level of command must directly support objectives of higher authority and must be achievable using available resources. Clarity – Write plans as concisely and simply as possible. Clear, direct plans are easily understood and more likely to be successfully executed than complex plans.

  10. 7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING Timeliness – Complete and distribute plans expeditiously to allow subordinate and supporting commanders adequate time to plan for, train to, and execute their responsibilities. Flexibility – A plan must allow subordinate commanders the initiative to seize opportunity and avoid unseen hazards. A good plan clearly states all objectives and limitations, and avoids unnecessarily detailed direction. Participation – Widely distribute plans as early as possible to allow participation of assigned and supporting commands and to facilitate their planning efforts. Early awareness of responsibilities allows for more thorough integration and coordination of participants.

  11. 7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING Economy of Resources – Plans must provide for maximum economy in the use of resources. Avoid unnecessarily assigning, moving, or holding reserve forces which can be applied to the primary objective. Security – Protect plans from compromise to prevent an enemy from preparing an effective response. Adequate security may be achieved through a variety of means including: limiting distribution, isolating forces with detailed knowledge, and practicing complete communication security. Coordination – Planners must provide sufficient coordinating instructions to synchronize both simultaneous and consecutive action, ensure that separate operations and forces avoid interference, and provide support where and when needed.

  12. Purpose of U.S. Naval Forces • PQS Question 102.4: Discuss the purposes of the U.S. Naval Forces. Reference: Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 2, pp. 17 thru 24

  13. U.S. Naval Force • The United States Navy serves as a seaborne branch of the Military of the United States. 10 U.S.C, 5062 prescribes the Navy's three primary areas of responsibility: • "The preparation of naval forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war" • "The maintenance of naval aviation, including land-based naval aviation, air transport essential for naval operations and all air weapons and air techniques involved in the operations and activities of the Navy" • "The development of aircraft, weapons, tactics, technique, organization, and equipment of naval combat and service elements". • U.S. Navy training manuals state the mission of the U.S armed forces is "to prepare and conduct prompt and sustained combat operations in support of the national interest". As part of that establishment, the U.S. Navy's functions comprise sea control, power projection and nuclear deterrence, in addition to "sealift" duties.

  14. Sailor’s Creed • PQS Question 102.5: Discuss the Sailor’s Creed and its origin. Reference: Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 1, pp. 10

  15. Sailor’s Creed • The first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by Admiral James B. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight point The Navy Uniform, and was later scaled down to a shorter version called The Sailor's Creed. • The current version of The Sailor's Creed was a product of many Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice; once in 1994 under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997. These changes were made to make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands. The creed is taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.

  16. Sailor’s Creed • I am a United States Sailor. • I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me. • I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world. • I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with Honor, Courage and Commitment. • I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.

  17. Navy Core Values • PQS Question 102.6: Define the Navy’s Core Values. Reference: Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 1, pp. 9 thru 10

  18. Navy Core ValuesHONOR • Honor - "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..." Accordingly, we will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy; Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel; Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular; Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word; Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans.

  19. Navy Core ValuesCOURAGE • Courage - "I will support and defend ..." Accordingly, we will have: courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous, demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in the best interest of the navy and the nation, without regard to personal consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional adversity.

  20. Navy Core ValuesCOMMITMENT • Commitment - "I will obey the orders ..." Accordingly, we will: Demand respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety, professional, personal and spiritual well-being of our people; Show respect toward all people without regard to race, religion, or gender; Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive change and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence, quality and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and ourselves.

  21. Creation of the Seabees • PQS Question 102.7: Discuss the conditions that led to the creation of the Seabees. Reference: NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1.1

  22. Creation of the SeaBees • Prior to 1941, the Civil Engineer Corps used private contractors to accomplish all overseas construction. The contractors, in turn, hired steelworkers, electricians, carpenters, draftsman, and mechanics from private industry. • The Navy realized that, in the event of war, civilian contractors and construction workers could not be used very well outside our own country. • As World War II drew near, there was an urgent need for more overseas bases. • It became clear there was an urgent need for a combat trained Military Construction Organization. • The first constructions units were organized early in January 1942.

  23. It’s official, the Seabee’s are created • PQS Question 102.8: Discuss the significance of March 5, 1942 as it pertains to the Seabees. Reference: NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1.1NWP 4-04.1, ch 1, p. 1.1

  24. Seabee’s authorized • The name Seabees is derived from the first construction battalions (CB’s) that were organized early in January 1942. • Officially, permission to use the name “Seabee” was granted on 05 March 1942.

  25. Important Personnel • PQS Question 102.9: Discuss the importance of the following personnel:- Admiral Ben Moreell - CM3 Marvin Shilds - SW2(DV) Robert Stethem Reference: NWP 4-04.1, ch 1, p. 1-4http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rdstethe.htm

  26. ADM Ben Moreell • Father of the Seabee’s: Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, decided to activate, organize and man construction battalions after the attack of Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941. He requested specific authority to carry out his decision. • On 5 January 1942 he gained the authority for the Bureau of Navigation to recruit men for the construction trades for assignment to the Naval Constructions Regiment composed of three Naval Construction Battalions. This was the beginning of the renowned Seabees.

  27. CM3 Marvin Shields • Medal of Honor recipient. He is the first Seabee in history to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic efforts in defense of a Special Forces Camp and Vietnamese District Headquarters at Doug Zoai.

  28. SW2(DV) Robert Stethem • Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient • Executed in June 1985 during the hijacking of a TWA jet in Lebanon after being singled out by terrorists for being in the military. “Throughout his ordeal, Petty Officer Stethem did not yield, instead he acted with fortitude and courage and helped his fellow passengers to endure by his example” VADM David Robinson

  29. Seabees contributions • PQS Question 102.10: Discuss the significant contributions made by the Seabees during the following:- World War II- Korea- Vietnam- Post Vietnam - Persian Gulf War - Military Operations other than War- Global War on TerrorReference: NTRP 4-04.2.1, app b, p. b-1

  30. World War II • Created by Admiral Ben Moreell in 1942, the Navy’s Seabees were founded on the premise that experienced armed construction workers were critically needed in the combat areas of World War II. The construction accomplishments of the Seabees throughout the Pacific theater, in particular, are quite legendary. Using 20-ton bulldozers as wands, Seabees magically reshaped the coral-pocked face of many a Pacific island. Landing shortly after the assault waves, they blasted reefs to make channels for the fleet; leveled hills and laid down landing strips; lashed together pontoons to create artificial docks; and brought to many a remote Pacific island its first roads, storage facilities, and hospitals. On more than one occasion, the Seabees used their bulldozers to entomb nests of enemy snipers and machine gunners menacing Marine or Army forces. • During the war’s Pacific island-hopping campaigns, over 10,000 Civil Engineer Corps officers and 240,000 enlisted men served in the Seabees, mostly in NCBs that were components of the five Marine engineer regiments employed from 1942 to 1944. From the construction and defense of Guadalcanal’s Henderson Field to the Normandy invasion, Seabees participated in most of the major Navy, Marine, and Army assaults, fighting in more than 400 locations in all theaters by the end of the war. • As a prelude to Guadalcanal, Seabees on Espiritu Santo took only 20 days to carve a 6,000-foot airstrip from virgin jungle. Joining the 1st MarDiv in their assault on Cape Gloucester, Seabees bulldozed paths for attacking American tanks. In the Admiralties, Seabees transformed Manus and Los Negros into the largest advanced bases in the Southwest Pacific. At Rabaul, Seabees built a strategic, two-field air base, immense storage and fuel dumps, a floating dry-dock, miles of roads, and a fast torpedo boat base. On Leyte Island, it was the Seabees who installed and operated pontoon barges and causeways that brought General MacArthur and his forces ashore. At Tarawa, Seabees landed with the Marines and, in a mere 15 hours, returned a shellpocked airfield to operational status. On Iwo Jima, Seabees landing with the Fifth Amphibious Corps built fighter airstrips as well as an emergency landing field critically needed by returning damaged bombers. Seabee- installed pontoons on Okinawa enabled the amphibious assault to move forward. Once ashore, 55,000 Seabees built port facilities, vast road networks, airfields, POL farms, storage dumps, hospitals, ship repair facilities, a seaplane base, and Quonset villages. • In the Pacific theater alone, the Seabees built 111 major airstrips, 700 square blocks of warehouses, hospitals for 70,000 patients, storage tanks for 100 million gallons of gasoline, and housing for 1.5 million servicemen. Although the Seabees were known as a Naval Reserve organization during the war, it became clear afterwards that the Seabees, having more than proved their worth, would be a valuable addition to the regular Navy.

  31. Korea • By June of 1950, the Seabees all but disestablished as only 3,300 men remained on active duty. The Korean War, however, demanded the kind of civil engineering support that only Seabees could provide, and so they were mobilized and expanded to a force of 14,000 men. Seabees supported Marines in the famous Inchon and Wonsan amphibious assaults by constructing vital pontoon causeways within hours of the initial landings. As with their World War II predecessors, airfield construction was a specialty of the Seabees as they were soon found constructing, repairing, and maintaining the airfields’ of the Marine Air Groups, such as K-3 at Pohang, K-18 at Kimpo (Seoul), and K-2 at Taegu. Seabee relations with Marines were further cemented by a group of nine Seabees who kept open a 21-mile stretch of road between an isolated Marine intercept squadron and its sole source of supplies. Working around the clock in below-zero temperatures, they kept their promise to rebuild any damaged bridge within 6 hours. • Also during the Korean War, Seabees constructed the Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines by cutting a mountain in half to make way for a nearly 2-mile-long runway, blasting coral to fill a section of Subic Bay, filling swampland, moving 150-foot trees, and relocating a native fishing village. Twenty million man-hours and 5 years went into what was then the largest and most impressive Seabee project.

  32. Vietnam • During the Vietnam War, Seabees were employed extensively from the DMZ in the north to the Mekong Delta Region in the south, constructing Marine logistic complexes at Danang, Chu Lai, and Quang Tri to Special Forces camps and Army fire bases in the remote regions, as well as roads, bridges, airfields, warehouses, and hospitals elsewhere. At the initial Marine landings in Vietnam in 1965, there were nearly 10,000 active duty Seabees. At the War’s peak, the Seabee strength grew to 26,000 men organized in twenty-one naval construction battalions, two naval construction regiments, two amphibious construction battalions, two maintenance units, and many civic action teams. • At Chu Lai, the first Seabee battalion arrived in May 1965 to construct a Marine expeditionary airfield within 23 days. Shortly thereafter, it was expanded by adding a parallel taxiway, four cross taxiways, parking aprons, two cantonments, warehouses, hangars, and many other critical facilities. At Phu Bai, the Seabees created an advanced base from a low peninsula jutting 1,500 feet into the South China Sea by raising, widening, and surfacing it into a causeway for cargo-laden landing ships. During 1968ís Tet Offensive, Seabees built and fought in direct support of Marine and Army forces by reconstructing two vitally needed concrete bridges. Seabee civic action projects paved roads that provided access between farms and markets; supplied fresh water through hundreds of Seabee-drilled wells; provided medical treatment to thousands of villagers; and constructed numerous schools, hospitals, utility systems, and other community facilities. • In June of 1965, two Seabees were killed when Viet Cong troops attacked and overran a Special Forces camp at Dong Xoai. One of the dead, Construction Mechanic Third Class Marvin G. Shields, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for carrying a critically wounded man to safety and destroying an enemy machine gun emplacement at the cost of his life. CM3 Shields was the first and only Seabee ever awarded the nation’s highest distinction for heroism.

  33. Post-Vietnam • The Seabees distinguished themselves with the largest peacetime construction effort on the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. From 1971 to 1983, they built a remote forward logistic base and naval communications station thousands of miles from CONUS in support of U.S. military operations throughout the Southwest Asian Theater. The mission of the initial contingent, consisting of NMCB and PHIBCB personnel, was to build a temporary Seabee camp; water and electrical distribution systems; messing, laundry, refrigeration, and storage facilities; and a 3,500-foot airstrip. By 1983, the Seabees had completed 220 projects with a construction value well in excess of 220 million dollars. The early, austere airstrip has been expanded three times to a final 12,000-foot length with expanded taxiways, parking aprons, and several new hangars. Immense POL storage facilities for both the Navy and Air Force were also constructed, as were a fuel pier, general storage buildings, and expanded personnel support facilities. The need for pre-positioned materials to support a rapid deployment force and a more active U.S. presence in Southwest Asia spurred the growth of the forward logistic support site on the island. As a result, Diego Garcia today is home to one of the MPF’s three MPSRONs.

  34. Persian Gulf War • During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, nearly 5,000 Seabees from 6 NMCBs were employed in-theater. The Seabees constructed troop bed down facilities for 42,000 personnel, vast storage areas, aircraft parking aprons comprising millions of square feet, ASPs covering hundreds of acres, EPW camps housing up to 40,000 men, many ISBs, and hundreds of miles of roads. Base camps were constructed for the 3rd MAW; MAGs 11, 13, 16, and 26; and the 1st and 2nd MarDivs. In Bahrain, troop bed down and storage facilities, a munitions transfer road, and a 60,000-square foot aircraft parking apron were built for the Marines, Army, and Air Force. Major Seabee tasking included a headquarters complex for I MEF and a 15,000-man troop bed down camp for II MEF. The latter project (the largest wartime, multi-battalion Seabee project since Vietnam) consisted of six 2,500-man modules with each module providing berthing, showers, latrines, galley, office space, roads, and parking areas. PHIBCB personnel offloaded Marine Corps equipment and supplies from MPF shipping. CBU personnel erected and maintained a 500-bed Navy Fleet Hospital at Al Jubail. It was the Seabees who built and maintained the 200-mile, four-lane main supply route near the Kuwaiti border critical to launching and sustaining the famous “Hail Mary” ground attack plan into Iraq. Seabees supported I MEF in preparation for the assault into Kuwait by providing water and constructing roads and facilities for the Marine division assembly areas. Just before the assault, Seabees dug in the 1st MarDiv’s command element as the division moved into attack positions. • Once the assault began, Seabees moved into Kuwait and prepared positions for I MEF’s CE. Before they were finished Seabee projects included tent camps for 42,000 personnel, three galleys, and 10 aircraft parking aprons, 5 ASPs, two EAFs, two hangars, and several EPW camps. Desert Shield/Desert Storm also saw the largest mobilization of selected Reserve Seabees since Vietnam as three Reserve NMCBs and a Reserve naval construction regiment CE served together with their active counterparts in theater and at other locations worldwide, thus exemplifying the “One Navy, Total Force” concept.

  35. Military Operations other than WAR • In 1971 the Seabees began their largest peacetime construction project, on Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean. The project lasted 11 years and cost $200 million. The base accommodates the Navy’s largest ships and biggest military cargo jets, and proved invaluable during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. During the Gulf War, more than 5,000 Seabees (4,000 active and 1,000 reservists) served in the Middle East. • Seabees also conduct humanitarian missions worldwide, including earthquake and hurricane recovery efforts in the United States. And it all began here … in Davisville, Rhode Island.

  36. Global War on Terror • Seabees continue to play a major role in the Global War on Terrorism. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Seabees repaired runway facilities at Camp Rhino and Kandahar in Afghanistan. Twenty-six Seabee units deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 15 Seabees were killed. The construction of multiple 20-acre aircraft-parking aprons, munitions storage areas, a 48,000-square-foot concrete pad, bridges, a 1,200-person camp and repaired various roads have been proven invaluable to coalition forces.

  37. Seabees ratings • PQS Question 102.11: Identify and explain the purpose of the following ratings:-BU-CE-CM-EA-EO-SW-UT Reference: Blue Jackets’ Manual, ch 3

  38. Seabee Ratings • BU: Perform construction, maintenance, and repair of wood, concrete, masonry structures, and concrete pavement. • CE: Install, operate, service, and overhaul electrical generating and distribution systems. • CM: Perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul of automotive, material handling, and construction equipment. • EA: Perform construction surveying, drafting, planning, estimating, and quality control. • EO: Perform operation of automotive material handling, weight handling, and construction equipment. • SW: Perform fabrication, assemble, erect, position, and join structural materials. • UT: Perform maintenance, and repair of plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment and distribution systems, air conditioning, refrigeration equipment, sewage collecting and disposal facilities.

  39. CEC • PQS Question 102.12: State the purpose of the Civil Engineer Corps: Reference: NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1-1

  40. CEC • The CEC is composed of dedicated staff corps officers who are specialists in the field of civil engineering. A Civil Engineer is a professional engineer who performs a variety of engineering work in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities, such as roads, airports, bridges, harbors, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

  41. Army Engineering Categories • PQS Question 102.13: Discuss the different units and capabilities of the following Army engineering categories:Combat EngineerGeneral EngineerUSACESpecialized Reference: P 3-34 (Feb 07)

  42. Combat Engineer • Combat Engineer – requires forces with the capability to integrate their engineering activities with, or operate as part of, a combine arms team of ground forces. Usually this require combat engineers, which are organized to most ground combat forces at the brigade or regimental level or lower. Only combat engineers are organized, trained, and equipped to perform the range of combat engineering tasks required by land combat forces.

  43. General Engineer • General Engineer - tasks require highly technical and specialized capabilities. These may include processing data from disparate sources such as remote sensed imagery, field reconnaissance, digital data, intelligence data, existing topographic products, and other collateral data. Geospatial engineers also perform digital manipulation of topographic, hydrographic, and aeronautical information by querying, viewing, evaluating, and downloading digital data. They support operational needs such as the production of tactical decision aids or temporal and special analysis to support the JFC’s decision cycle. They can assist in predictive analysis of the impact that terrain and weather may have on transportation, communications, and intelligence systems.

  44. USACE • USACE - The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the Army’s direct reporting unit assigned responsibility to execute Army and DOD military construction (MILCON), real estate acquisition, environmental management, and development of the nation’s infrastructure through the civil works program. Field forces assigned to the operational Army include forward engineer support teams (FESTs) and the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power). Other services include wetlands and waterway management and disaster relief support operations (USACE has primary responsibility to execute Emergency Support Function #3, Public Works and Engineering, for DOD). USACE also provides technical assistance and contract support to joint forces deployed worldwide.

  45. Specialized • Specialized - The remaining category of engineer support is the specialized engineer capabilities units. These units are technically focused units that (while providing selected support at the tactical level) are focused on providing their specialized engineering capabilities in support of the operational/strategic levels throughout the range of military operations.

  46. Air Force Engineering Units • PQS Question 102.14: Discuss the different capabilities of the following Air Force engineering Units:Red HorsePrime BeefSpecialized Reference: P 3-34 (Feb 07)

  47. RED HORSE • Red Horse - RED HORSE units are considered theater assets not assigned or attached to any wing structure, OPCON for these forces also remain with the COMAFFOR. Air Force engineers deploy as part of an AETF, or as detached units supporting limited missions or taskings. Air Force engineer forces are organized by unit type codes (UTCs) that can be tailored to meet specific mission requirements. These UTCs can be combined to provide the full range of support needed to achieve the CCDR’s objectives

  48. PRIME BEEF • Prime BEEF teams consist of total force military Air Force personnel assigned to home-station civil engineer organizations. During contingencies, engineers transition to an expeditionary mode capable of rapidly responding worldwide, providing the full range of engineering support and emergency services to establish, sustain, and recover bases for employing Air Force weapon systems and supporting joint/multinational forces. Prime BEEF capabilities include site surveys, bare base construction, concrete and asphalt paving, utility system installation and maintenance, installation GI&S, ADR, fire protection/crash rescue, EOD operations, and EM. Prime BEEF UTCs are rapidly deployable via airlift with team kits to support initial beddown taskings.

  49. Specialized • Specialized - A specialized Air Force expeditionary engineering capability inherent in Prime BEEF is offered by the civil engineer maintenance, inspection, and repair team (CEMIRT). CEMIRT consists of experts in electronic industrial controls, electrical/electronic equipment, system integrators, and electrical systems that provide remote monitoring and control of core utility equipment and systems, such as dispersed emergency backup generator sets, water/wastewater systems, and electrical distribution equipment. CEMIRT provides intermediate and depot-level repair support on power generation, electrical distribution, and aircraft arresting systems and technical support for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

  50. Air Force Engineering Units • PQS Question 102.15: Discuss the different capabilities of the following Marine Corps engineering units:ESBMWSSCEB Reference: P 3-34 (Feb 07)

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